Victorian Premier DanielAndrewsMP has announced the state recorded 23 coronavirus deaths in the past day, with 22 linked to aged care.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced the state recorded 23 coronavirus deaths in the past day, with 22 linked to aged care. The state also recorded 113 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, with Mr Andrews saying there is 3,308 active cases across the state. “Those numbers continue to fall, which is good news,” Mr Andrews said. He also highlighted the drop in cases across regional Victoria, saying there are just 198 active cases.
“Regional Victorian numbers are low, we’re doing everything we can in a very strong partnership between the government, public health team, all the workers in this, as well as families right across regional Victoria, communities right across regional Victoria, we’ve got to continue to do everything we can to keep those numbers low. “But that’s a pleasing decrease and a steady decrease in terms of the number of active cases.
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